By: Louise Heffernan (The Nature Conservancy) and Tim Steinweg (Principles for Responsible Investment) 2025 proved one thing: investors aren’t waiting for governments to solve deforestation. Even as COP30 failed to deliver a new global deforestation roadmap, investor activity quietly surged – setting the stage for further momentum for 2026. Bucking a trend During a difficult year for climate investor coalitions,…
thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Swedish green iron and steel maker Stegra to purchase non-prime steel from Stegra’s new facility in Boden, Sweden. Stegra, founded in 2020, is developing its first large-scale green steel plant in Sweden. The company produces steel using hydrogen derived from renewable electricity and fully renewable energy sources…
Sustainable fuels technology company Aether Fuels announced it has raised $15 million in convertible note financing, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the development of its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Singapore. Founded in 2022, Aether is developing technology aimed at decarbonizing aviation and maritime transport through the production of sustainable liquid fuels. The company’s Aurora technology creates…
Denmark-based energy developer Ørsted has appointed Anders Johannes Enghild as its new Head of Global Sustainability, responsible for leading its team of climate, nature, and community impact specialists in enhancing the integration of sustainability into the company’s renewable energy projects. Enghild takes on the new position after more than 5 years at Ørsted, most recently serving as Head of Climate,…
Sustainability RegTech company Diginex announced a definitive agreement to acquire carbon measurement, reporting and reduction software provider PlanA.earth GmbH (Plan A), in a move aimed at expanding its capabilities to provide end-to-end ESG reporting and sustainability solutions. As part of the agreement, Diginex will pay total consideration of €55 million (USD$64 million), including €55 million in shares and €3 million…
Clean energy platform Aspen Power announced today the closing of a $200 million capital raise provided by Deutsche Bank, with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating its development of distributed solar and storage projects across the U.S. Founded in 2020, New York-based Aspen Power is a distributed energy generation platform focused on helping to decarbonize the grid and provide…
Environmental sustainability reporting platform CDP announced the release of its list of top performers from the 2025 reporting cycle, revealing a sharp increase in the number of companies receiving an “A” score in each of its main categories, including climate, water, and forests. Overall, CDP reported that the number of A list companies jumped in 2025 to 877, up by…
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed a series of large-scale nuclear power agreements, supporting up to 6.6 GW of energy by 2035 and enabling the social media and technology giant to help meet the energy demand of its rapidly growing data center footprint in the U.S., while maintaining progress on its clean energy and sustainability…
This week in ESG news: China releases corporate climate reporting standard; Trump pulls U.S. out of major UN climate treaty; JPMorgan stops using proxy advisors for voting, using new AI platform instead; Philippines launches mandatory sustainability reporting standards; Standard Chartered raises €1 billion in inaugural green bond offering; Ørsted, Equinor sue Trump administration for halting near-complete, multi-billion dollar offshore wind…